TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japanese 10-year government bond yields rose to a fresh 17-year peak on Friday, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields as investors braced for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the U.S. central bank's Jackson Hole symposium. The 10-year JGB yield, which rises when the bond price falls, added 1 basis point...

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Friday, with higher bond yields buoying banks and insurers and a weaker yen lifting automakers, while investors globally awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech later in the day for hints on the path for U.S. policy. The broad Topix index was up 0.5% at 3,099.51, as of 0201 GMT, after...

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Is the U.S. economic outlook so weak that it warrants multiple interest rate cuts? Or are U.S. markets pulling in huge inflows from abroad because the country's outlook is so attractive? Both can't be right, yet those are the respective narratives indicated by current pricing in the rates market and the latest capital flows...

U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.3% to 44,785.50, the S&P 500 losing 0.4% to 6,370.17, and the Nasdaq easing 0.3% to 21,700.31. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store ( CBRL )  Cracker Barrel shares dropped 7.15%...